The Super Bowl has come and gone, and there’s clearly been one star (who doesn’t wear green and yellow) getting a lot of attention — and he doesn’t even have a single piece of memorabilia for the masses.

00000 By Andrew Tolentino | Assistant Editor Recognized for their unique trumpeting abilities, a handful of legendary ice narrators will be robed in the forthcoming Crown Royale hockey kingdom. While Panini’s 2010-11 Crown Royale Hockey will feature key characters from the NHL tale, 15 live-action story tellers are joining the regal ranks in the Voices […]

00000 By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor Ray Allen is the new 3-point king in the NBA. The Boston Celtics guard hit his record-breaking 3-pointer with 1 minute, 48 seconds left in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Allen broke Reggie Miller’s record of 2,560 made treys. Allen’s first 3-pointer […]

00000 By Chris Olds | Editor In the college ranks, there’s typically one man who stands above the rest. The head coach. While countless coaching legends have appeared on cards through the years, it’s in Collegiate Licensing Company-approved and draft pick products where the legends are often found. The likes of Bobby Knight, John Wooden, […]

Celebrating the Packers’ Super Bowl XLV victory on cardboard, a limited 27-card set is available for sale on Shoptopps.com. Cheeseheads far and wide can expect the commemorative blister pack to ship on the week of Feb. 28.

00000 By Andrew Tolentino | Assistant Editor The Packers have been crowned kings of the league and Super Bowl XLV is over and done with. While the confetti at Cowboys Stadium marked the end of another season, collectors can certainly fill that football void with the ever-expanding hobby offering. Officially scheduled to release next Wednesday, […]

00000 By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor We’ve looked at Blake Griffin’s cards before on the blog. We asked which of his rookie cards would you like to own. But if you could own any of his cards – rookie card logo rules withheld – would this card be it? Griffin’s 2009-2010 National Treasures Logoman […]

With temperatures finally reaching the 30s and some direct sun, the winter storm that tried to stop Super Bowl XLV is finally melting. Remedying a case of cabin fever yesterday, I managed to drive over to a nearby retail establishment to pick up some necessities (and a pack of 2010 Topps Prime Football, of course).

00000By Andrew Tolentino | Assistant Editor As mentioned in the previous post, I countered a case of cabin fever by heading over to the Super Bowl XLV NFL Experience in downtown Dallas. Below is a video, featuring some of the sights and sounds from my stroll around the event.

Each and every game ball used in Super Bowl XLV on Sunday will be tagged with invisible ink to authenticate it as being authentically used in game-play, announced the authenticator, PSA/DNA, on Tuesday.

00000 By Chris Olds | Editor The NBA‘s long-running Starting Five promotion — one that gets exclusive stuff into the hands of collectors just for visiting hobby shops and buying cards — starts today. In its fourth season, the program is once again led by NBA exclusive card licensee Panini America, which has produced the […]

00000Dear Beckett User, As many of you know, we have had our dose of Murphy’s Law in the last week. We suffered a severe network outage at our old host provider. That was fun. In addition, Dallas is under a few inches of ice, sleet and snow, which has our office closed. We expected to […]